Vaisesika Sūtras
Vaisesika Sūtra 7.2.17
असति नास्तीति च प्रयोगात् ॥१७॥
asati nāstīti ca prayogāt ॥17॥
[असति (asati) - when not existing; न अस्ति (na asti) - it does not exist; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; प्रयोगात् (prayogāt) - from usage;]
From usage such as "when absent, it is not," it is inferred.

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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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